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Philabundance is the region’s largest hunger relief organization, offering a full plate of services to Delaware Valley residents at risk of chronic hunger and malnutrition. Philabundance’s staff is filled with impassioned people dedicate to our mission.

Philabundance is an equal opportunity employer.

If you are interested in applying for a JOB, please submit your resume and cover letter through Philabundance.catsone.com/careers.

If you are interested in applying for an INTERNSHIP, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@philabundance.org or to the attention of HR Department, Philabundance, Philadelphia, PA 19148-7555. Please reference the Job # and Position Title for which you are applying.

Summary of Current positions open:

  • 7 Open Salaried Positions
  • 3 Open Hourly Positions
  • 5 Open Internship Opportunities

SALARIED POSITIONS

Job #139
Position Title: Digital Media Coordinator
Primary Location:  Galloway
Reports to: Director of Marketing & Communications
Department:  Marketing
Status: Full-time, exempt, eligible for benefits
Position Summary: The Digital Media Coordinator is charged with helping to set the online marketing strategy and execute the initiatives.  The Digital Media Coordinator will oversee the website and social media vehicles to ensure the website effectively and dynamically communicates Phil abundance’s mission and serves as a fundraising vehicle. She/he will play plays an integral role in executing dynamic online marketing strategies to increase web traffic, social media engagement and grow email list and online donations.

Competencies:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Marketing and promotions minded
  • High energy level, strong sense of initiative, creative problem solving, flexibility
  • Fluency of online social networking vehicles
  • Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously in a fast paced environment
  • Results-oriented individual who is interested in being a strong team player, and taking on new challenges as they arise

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Four-year college degree, emphasis in marketing a plus 
  • Computer skills:  Word, Excel, WordPress, Outlook, Internet, Microsoft Power Point, Publisher Adobe Photoshop Elements and basic knowledge of HTML /CSS
  • Well versed in social networking marketing
  • General knowledge of web concepts and fundamentals
  • Design skills for print and web are a plus
  • Experience with video editing manager, imovie (a plus)
  • Familiarity with Convio platform (a plus)
  • Possess marketing experience in a business setting or a non-profit

Essential Job Functions:

  • Work in a seated position up to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
  • May be required to work some evenings/weekends
  • Bend, stoop/squat, and walk intermittently throughout the day
  • See, hear, and speak with sufficient capability to perform assigned tasks and maintain proper safety conditions.
  • Perform office tasks using simple hand grasp, fine hand manipulation, and reach associated with assigned tasks such as keying.
  • Daily use of computer, phone system, copier, fax machine

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Job #138
Position Title:  Food Acquisition Coordinator
Primary Location: Galloway
Reports To: Senior Food Acquisition Manager
Department: Food Acquisition
Status: Full time, exempt, eligible for benefits
Food Acquisition is a vital part of Philabundance’s Operations Department. Food is attained primarily through donations.  Food donations come about from food drives, individuals, wholesalers/distributors, local growers, salvage, and more.

Position Summary: The Food Acquisition Coordinator (FAC) will cultivate relationships with food donors across the food industry and maintain existing donor relationships within the same sector.  The FAC will build Philabundance’s donation relationships with as many local brokers, shippers, wholesalers, distributors and processors of food as possible. The Coordinator will also supervise the Donor Order/Offer making process, ensuring excellent donor relations and customer service at all times; additionally, FAC will follow the process through the Operational chain to ensure accurate donor reporting.  FAC will ensure that all donors receive prompt and helpful responses to inquiries regarding the donations of food. FAC will assist the Senior Manager on the NAP tax credit program as it relates to coordinating the donor list and commitment letters, facilitating all donor communication and assisting the Senior Manager with the annual audit.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Must have Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a professional establishment answering phones and communicating the pertinent information required
  • Sales and/or food industry experience preferred
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office especially Excel, Word, and Outlook
  • Valid Driver’s License in good standing and own means of transportation required
  • Ability to drive to donor establishments and represent Philabundance in a professional manor

Essential Job Functions:

  • Work in a seated position up to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
  • May be required to work some evenings/weekends
  • Demonstrate cognitive ability to:
    Follow directions and routines
    Work independently with appropriate judgment
    Concentrate, memorize, and recall
    Identify logical connections and determine sequence of response
    Process up to 2-3 steps ahead
    Evaluate problems and escalate / inform Management as necessary
  • Bend, stoop/squat, and walk intermittently throughout the day
  • See, hear, and speak with sufficient capability to perform assigned tasks and maintain proper safety conditions.
  • Perform office tasks using simple hand grasp, fine hand manipulation, and reach associated with assigned tasks such as keying.
  • Daily use of computer, phone system, copier, fax machine

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Job #131
Position Title: Coordinator – Direct Service (Fresh For All)
Primary Location: Galloway
Reports To: Manager – Direct Service
Department: Programs – Direct Service
Status: Full-time, exempt, eligible for benefits Fresh For All (FFA) provides food directly to households and individuals.  With the help of 10-15 volunteers, Fresh for All distributes fresh fruits and veggies like a traveling farmer’s market at 12 different sites on a weekly basis.
Position Summary: The Coordinator – Direct Service (FFA) is responsible for assisting with the implementation and management of direct distribution sites, mainly Fresh For All. The DS Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of operating assigned sites, including serving as the main contact for site volunteers and being responsible for their on-site management. Job duties also include assisting in the selection of new DS sites, outreach in potential site zones and basic office support responsibilities. This is an active position with outdoor responsibilities every day of the week.

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate volunteer recruitment with the DS Manager to ensure adequate and consistent volunteer coverage across all sites
  • Serve as primary contact for volunteers at assigned sites
    • Direct distributions at sites and serve as main contact for all program sites
    • Oversee collection and maintenance of participant data to meet reporting requirements
    • Assist with research and community outreach in potential site communities
    • Participate in media and special events involving including speaking engagements when necessary
    • Ensure maintenance of company vehicles designated for program use, reporting concerns and arranging for routine maintenance as necessary
    • Document appropriate program procedures
    • Serve as back-up for DS programs according to Back-Up Procedures
    • Other duties as assigned
    • Oversee volunteers at sites, signing them in and providing appropriate orientation

Requirements:

  • Associate’s degree or relevant experience required
  • Fluency in Spanish strongly preferred
  • Must have strong communication skills both written and oral
  • Valid driver’s license and own means of transportation required
  • Experience working with diverse groups of people
  • Computer Skills Required: Word, Excel, and Outlook

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Job #129
Position Title: Assistant Store Manager – Fare & Square
Primary Location: Fare& Square – Chester Store location
Reports To: Store Manager
Department: Fare & Square
Status: Full-time, exempt, eligible for benefits
Position Summary: The Assistant Store Manager reports to the Store Manager and is responsible for directing and managing associates and processes to protect company assets, maintain store conditions, maximize the store’s presentation, and maximize sales and gross profits.  The Assistant Manager is also a leader in providing an outstanding customer experience, maintaining effective employee relations, ensuring safety and sanitation standards, maintaining customer focused merchandising, maintaining the integrity and accuracy of payroll and other essential record keeping.  This position of trust will act as the manager on duty (MOD) and be a store key-holder.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • High school diploma or equivalent, college preferred
  • Two years of retail management experience or equivalent, grocery preferred
  • Ability, flexibility, and willingness to work a schedule in the hours of store operation
  • Have or willingness to acquire ServeSafe® Food Safety Program for managers
  • Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, percentages, etc.
  • Experience in point of sale and payment methods such as SNAP, EBT, credit, and debit
  • Ability to lift up to 40 pounds from floor to waist level occasionally; up to 20 pounds from waist level to shoulder level, and ability to reach and lift up to 5 pounds overhead

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Job #128
Position Title: Front End Manager – Fare & Square
Reports to: Store Manager/Manager on Duty
Primary Location: Fare & Square store; Chester, PA
Department: Fare & Square
Status: Full-time, Exempt, and Eligible for Benefits
Position Summary: The Front End Manager (FEM) is responsible for leading the team in excellent customer service and effective operation of Front End Services.  The FEM oversees the successful and accurate completion of the customer transactions; manages front end associates such as cashiers, baggers, cart clerks, and Member Desk employees when indicated.  He or she is also responsible for the team’s execution and adherence to loss prevention practices and policies. The FEM effectively partners with the store management team in determining scheduling and developing associates. 
High school diploma or equivalent; post-secondary education preferred.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Two years of experience in responsibility for a POS system
  • Four years of consistent retail customer service experience with at least two years in a supervisory role and/or as point of escalation in resolving customer challenges; grocery retail preferred
  • Experience in point of sale and payment methods such as SNAP, EBT, coupons, cash, credit, and debit
  • Ability, flexibility, and willingness to work a schedule in the hours of store operations:  8 AM to 8 PM seven days a week, including most holidays.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and train staff

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Job #126
Position Title: Membership Associate
Reports to: Membership Manager
Primary Location: Fare & Square store location, Chester PA
Department: Fare & Square
Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt, and Eligible for Benefits
Position Summary: The Membership Associate effectively interacts and engages with prospective and current Fare & Square members both in store and at off-site locations.  He or she will: conduct outreach and enrollment of prospective members for Fare & Square; perform accurate and confidential input of member account information into the database; retrieve secured products; and operate POS, completing customer transactions and processing refunds.  The Membership Associate will partner with the team in providing excellent customer service and provide support to the Membership Manager.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Two years of relevant work or volunteer experience (retail or customer service preferred)
  • Ability to deliver excellent customer service
  • Ability to lift up to 40 pounds from floor to waist level occasionally; up to 20 pounds from waist level to shoulder level, and ability to reach and lift up to 5 pounds overhead
  • Ability and willingness to work a schedule during store operation times; 8AM to 8PM seven days a week, including most holidays
  • Basic computer literacy skills; experience with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience in working in a team environment
  • Experience in POS and payment methods such as SNAP, EBT, credit and debit (a plus)

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Job #125
Position Title: Human Resources Coordinator – Fare & Square
Primary Location: Chester
Reports To: HR Director
Department: HR
Status: Full-time, exempt, eligible for benefits
Position Summary: The Human Resources Coordinator is the primary company HR representative at the Fare & Square store location in Chester, PA (due to open in Summer 2013).  Responsible for securing in-store staffing needs; posting and marketing job openings, pre-screening applicants, scheduling interviews, extending job offers, ensuring the completion of new-hire paperwork, scheduling and conducting orientations. The HR coordinator will also coordinate training for both new and existing store associates and coordinate communication of all HR-related information to store associates.  He or she is also responsible for company, state, and federal compliance of all HR policies, programs and regulations, including file maintenance and security.  Assists in employee relations investigations, coordinating employee reviews, conducting exit interviews, and other related duties.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field or equivalent experience
  • Understanding of labor laws, regulations, and industry standards in the practice of HR functions
  • Two years of recent experience in an HR function ( retail experience a plus)
  • Be willing and able to provide services such as recruiting activities at off-site locations such as career fairs
  • Be willing and able to attend occasional meetings at HQ in Philadelphia
  • Able to perform presentations to small and large groups
  • Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
  • Ability to use an ATS, payroll and other databases (Paychex experience a plus)
  • Able and willing to work within store operations hours.  Scheduled evenings and weekends required

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Job #123
Position Title: Coordinator – Direct Service (CSFP)
Primary Location: Berks
Reports To: Senior Manager – Direct Service
Department: Programs – Direct Service
Status: Full-time, exempt, eligible for benefits
Position Summary: The Coordinator – Direct Service will provide support for Targeted Community Programs (TCP), which includes senior citizen and children food programs. This position primarily supports the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), a federally funded food box program for senior citizens. Job duties include communicating with agencies who distribute to senior citizens, ensuring compliance with program guidelines, data entry of client information, quality control of client information, coordinating regular mailings, and directing distributions.  Ideal candidate works well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Valid driver’s license and own means of transportation required
  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree required
  • Computer skills required: Word, Excel, and Outlook.  Microsoft CRM or relevant database experience a plus.  Excellent level of comfort with computer applications a must.
  • Fluency in Spanish a plus
  • Strong customer service skills, over phone and in person
  • Ability to lift and move boxes up to 30lbs

Please submit a resume and cover letter for this position.

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HOURLY POSITIONS

Job #132
Position Title: Help Line – Programs Assistant
Primary Location: Berks
Reports To: Senior Manager – Agency Relations
Department: Programs
Status: Full-time, non-exempt, eligible for benefits
Position Summary: The Help Line – Programs Assistant will be responsible for managing the Philabundance Food Help Line and assisting the Agency Community Relations department.  Job duties include answering the Philabundance Food Help Line and logging calls in the database, placing Referral follow-up phone calls, and providing administrative support for the Help Line as well as the Agency Community Relations department.

 Specific Responsibilities:

  • Answer Food Help Line calls and direct callers accordingly
  • Place follow-up phone calls to referral clients
  • Provide administrative support for the Help Line, including maintaining agency information, preparing outreach mailings, and processing written referrals

 Requirements:

  • Fluent Spanish a must (written as well as spoken preferred)
  • Associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Social work experience a plus
  • Computer skills required: Word, Excel, and Outlook, Access a plus

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Job #127
Position Title: Part-time Membership Associate
Reports to: Membership Manager
Primary Location: Fare & Square store location, Chester PA
Department: Fare & Square
Status: Part-time and Non-Exempt
Position Summary: The Membership Associate effectively interacts and engages with prospective and current Fare & Square members both in store and at off-site locations.  He or she will: conduct outreach and enrollment of prospective members for Fare & Square; perform accurate and confidential input of member account information into the database; retrieve secured products; and operate POS, completing customer transactions and processing refunds.  The Membership Associate will partner with the team in providing excellent customer service and provide support to the Membership Manager.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Two years of relevant work or volunteer experience (retail or customer service preferred)
  • Ability to deliver excellent customer service
  • Ability to lift up to 40 pounds from floor to waist level occasionally; up to 20 pounds from waist level to shoulder level, and ability to reach and lift up to 5 pounds overhead
  • Ability and willingness to work a part-time schedule during store operation times; 8AM to 8PM seven days a week, including most holidays
  • Basic computer literacy skills; experience with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience in working in a team environment
  • Experience in POS and payment methods such as SNAP, EBT, credit and debit (a plus)

INTERNSHIPS

Position Title: Public Relations Intern
Primary Location:  Galloway
Reports to: Public Relations Coordinator
Department: Marketing
Position Summary: The Public Relations Intern will assist the marketing team with media relations, social media, and some event assistance.
Specific Responsibilities:

  • Assist Marketing Department with media relations- writing, research and tracking reporters
  • Assist with social media- Twitter, Facebook and YouTube
  • Assist with special events assistance and planning

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Experience with Social Media
  • Demonstrates ability to write in a journalistic style
  • Public relations agency or non-profit experience a plus
  • Video production experience is a plus
  • Working knowledge of electronic and print media
  • Computer skills:  Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, Microsoft Power Point

Please send resume and cover letter to Lindsay Bues at lbues@philabundance.org.

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Position Title: Marketing Intern
Primary Location:  Galloway
Reports to: Senior Marketing Manager
Department: Marketing
Position Summary: Philabundance seeks a Marketing Intern to assist in the planning of the 3rd annual Hunger Symposium to be held in September 2013. The intern will assist with researching, recruiting and coordinating speakers for keynote, panel and/or breakout sessions, creating valuable takeaway materials for guests, and other logistical components when necessary. The Intern will also assist the Marketing Team with planning for other events, creating marketing materials and performing additional marketing tasks as needed during the Fall 2013 Semester.

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Research on 2013 Hunger Symposium topic and speakers
  • Outreach and coordination of speakers/presenters
  • Oversight of Hunger Symposium Project Plan
  • Creation of guest take-away materials
  • Coordination of sponsorship materials
  • Assistance in the outreach/publicity to generate ticket sales
  • Other marketing responsibilities as needed

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Demonstrates ability to write in a professional style
  • Experience with event planning and/or project management
  • Strong level of professionalism
  • Computer skills:  Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, Microsoft Power Point

Please send resume and cover letter to Shira Haaz at shaaz@philabundance.org.

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Position Title: Intern Data Collector for Hunger in America 2014
Department: Volunteer
Status: Intern/unpaid
Philabundance is recruiting volunteers and Interns to serve as Lead Data Collectors for Feeding America’s Hunger in America 2014. Data collectors are needed from April 15-August 31, 2013 to travel to Philabundance member agencies and facilitate the client survey.

Description of Hunger in America (HIA) 2014: Hunger in America, also known as the Hunger Study, is the largest study of charitable food assistance in America. HIA 2014 is the most recent in a series of Hunger Studies, which are conducted every four years by Feeding America. For more information about the Hunger Study visit www.hungerinamerica2014.org.

Position Summary:

  • Pick up and return equipment from Philabundance before/after each program visit.
  • Lead a data collection team to Philabundance programs to conduct data and oversee the administration of the Client Survey
  • Oversee application of the sampling plan to count clients and engage clients sampled for the survey.
  • Explain the HIA 2014 study to clients and program staff.
  • Address basic technical and non-technical questions during survey administration.
  • Complete program visit reports at the end of each program visit.
  • Communicate with Philabundance staff about any incidents that occur.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Have reliable transportation
  • Able to carry equipment (tablet computers and headphones) and supplies
  • Able to attend volunteer training (to be held in late March/early April)
  • Able to work at least 20 hours a week
  • Previous experience with data collection a plus
  • Good organizational skills
  • Able to lead small groups of volunteers (3-5 people).
  • Capable of interacting positively with diverse populations and able to communicate persuasively and effectively
  • Bilingual volunteers are also needed. The survey will be administered in English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese.For more information about Interning, please email you resume to Jaclyn Elwell at volunteer@philabundance.org, put “Hunger Study – Intern” in the subject line. 

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Position Title: IT/MIS Intern: Application Developer
Location: Berks
Reports to: Director of IT/MIS
Department: IT/MIS
Status: Intern/unpaid
Position Summary: The intern will be an integral part of the IT/MIS team. The intern will work as an Application Developer designing and building applications to streamline data management operations and assist with business decision making. The intern will work closely with the IT and MIS teams to design create and deploy the application(s). The intern will not be expected to be a subject matter expert, and will be provided with close guidance with respect to business process change management, application design, database structure design and business rules implementation.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Engineering or CompSci student
  • 2 + years college education
  • At least 1 semester of a programming language (any)
  • A desire to learn more about
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Logistics
  • Accounting
  • Application Development
  • Data Base design and analysis
  • Human <> Data interactions

Desired Skill Set

  • Data base structure and design
  • Visual Basic programming language exposure / experience
  • Business Process experience
  • Logistics experience
  • Accounting experience
  • TelCom and Network infrastructure experience
  • GIS / Mapping

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Position Title: Community Kitchen (PCK) Intern
Location: Woodstock
Reports to: Program Coordinator
Department: Job Training
Status: Intern/unpaid
Position Summary: The PCK Intern will assist the Job Training team with daily operations including: student oversight, career development support, and program development responsibilities during the Summer/Fall 2012 Semester. A learning experience can be gained through modeling, observation, and direct work with our students.

*Please note that we are in North Philadelphia, blocks from Temple University. We are accessible by public transportation, with street and lot parking available as well.

Please send resume and cover letter to Candace Matthews-Bass at cmatthews@philabundance.org.

Competencies

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent communication including phone etiquette, presentation, and interpersonal skills in motivating individuals to achieve success.
  • Flexibility, discretion, and a sense of humor.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Experience working with low income populations preferred

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Periodic development of curriculum components: life skills, basic computer literacy, job readiness, and workplace ethics
  • Tutoring students in curriculum areas upon request
  • Career development support (mock interviewing, job postings, job seeker resources, employer research)
  • Shadowing one on one counseling sessions (with client consent)
  • Program promotions and recruitment assistance
  • Oversight of student employment resource area
  • Student file management

Qualifications & Experience

  • College student with human/social service-related major in third year of school or beyond
  • Candidates should be sensitive to circumstances related to low income individuals.
  • Strong level of professionalism
  • Computer skills:  Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, Microsoft Power Point
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